Most species of seagulls are migratory birds. They change locations based on temperature, breeding season, and food scarcity. Two organizations, LifeWatch and Flanders Marine Institute, worked together to collect data on the flight’s of three Lesser Black-backed Gulls. They attached lightweight, solar powered GPS devices to the bird’s ankles that record several data points. For more information, visit their site by clicking here.
The data spans from August 2013 to April 2014 and covers many countries along the outer coast of Eastern Europe and the NorthEast of Africa. The depth of information about their flight data allows us to ask some key questions. Did these seagull’s travel together when migrating or do their flight patterns differ? As for the flight itself, what is a common speed and altitude for traveling seagull’s?
A Late Summer in France